A condom lubricant designed for sex workers and gay men has become a popular
acne cure among female Cambodians, women in the capital and local media said
Thursday.
A Cambodian woman holds a wrapper from Number One Plus condom in Phnom Penh.
The water-based lubricant used by Number One Plus has reportedly become a
popular acne cure among female Cambodians. [Agencies] Number One Plus, a
water-based lubricant produced by health organisation Population Services
International (PSI), is an excellent cure for acne, 29-year-old vendor Tep
Kemyoeurn told AFP.
"After I used it for three days, all of my acne dried up and went away," she
said. "Many people believe in it," she added.
Khen Vanny, 29, from Phnom Penh, told AFP that women of all ages have taken to
using the lubricant to get rid of spots.
"It is very effective. Some people don't believe in it but people who do really
get a good result," she said, adding: "My youngest sister and my aunt use it
too."
Another woman told Khmer-language Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that she had used
many kinds of medicine to treat acne but none had worked.
"After that my friends, who work at garment factories in Phnom Penh, advised me
to apply the lubricant from Number One Plus condoms on my face every night,"
she told the paper.
"And just within three to four nights, the acne on my face gradually and then
totally disappeared," she added.
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Number One Plus lubricant for 500 riels (12 cents) to many women every day.
The paper urged experts to conduct research about the phenomenon.
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